Lin Jiabiyu

Xu Luwen entered through the side door of Xu's mansion, and within half an hour swayed out again, quickly disappearing at the corner of the alley.Not long after, the side door of Xu's house opened again with a squeak. Xu Chenglin stood at the door and glanced at Xu Luwen's back. He turned his head and whispered a few words to the butler. He didn't even bring the servant, and walked slowly to Xining Palace with his hands behind his back. went.

The king of Xining was discussing with his two sons about the formal envoy of Beiyan to sign the alliance letter in March. A son waved his hand and said: "Today, let's go through this first, I'm going to see that old cunning Xu Chenglin."

Lu Junzhao twitched the corners of his mouth, exchanged a glance with Lu Junqing, and they went out together.

Xu Chenglin dressed neatly for a rare occasion, bowed to the king of Xining and saluted, and said hello in an affectionate tone, slowly gossiping, but he just didn't say what he was here for.

King Xining twisted his beard and narrowed his eyes with a smile. He patiently listened to what Xu Chenglin said from 30 years ago to 30 years later, and from 30 years later to his parents' family affairs. The more you talk, the more vigorous you are.

The king of Xining stood with his waist sore and his legs aching. He glared at Xu Chenglin and hummed in his heart. He turned around and pulled a chair from the yard, and sat down with his legs crossed in a very leisurely manner.

Xu Chenglin's voice froze. Standing in front of King Xining, he glanced at the empty yard from the corner of his eye and coughed in embarrassment.

King Xining leaned back on the chair, sighed comfortably, raised his eyelids, and said with a smile to Xu Chenglin, "Go ahead. Brother Xu's words today really suit my king's taste. You speak slowly, The king listens."

Xu Chenglin listened to the king of Xining and his own king.Sighing a little weakly, with an awkward smile on his face, he hurriedly turned around and said with a chuckle; "Look at me, I'm happy to see the prince, and I talk too much if I don't pay attention, and I haven't mentioned the serious business." Xu Chenglin paused for a moment, seeing that although King Xining was still idly crossing his legs, he looked over, and then continued slowly. "To tell you the truth, I'm an official, I've been thinking about it day and night recently, and I've been tossing and turning. I think my Xu family used to be a big family in the north, but now it's dying. The family is declining. I'm the head of the Xu family, but I don't know much about it. , A hundred years later, I will have no face to face the ancestors of the Xu family."

Xu Chenglin's words were earnest and his tone was sad. He raised his sleeves and wiped his face that didn't even have a drop of tears, and sniffled.Looking at King Xining's face, he continued to lament: "Xiaguan is so worried that he can't sleep. The Xu family also made a fortune in the north. At least there are still a few properties there. As the head of the clan, Xiaguan can't bear the heavy responsibility. I am ashamed of my ancestors! I am really ashamed. But now, the lower officials cannot even lose their ancestors' foundation. In this case, they can only go back and ask the ancestors of the Xu family to plead guilty, and guard the foundation left by the ancestors of the Xu family in the north until they grow old, teaching and teaching descendants of the Xu family."

The king of Xining crossed his legs.Watching Xu Chenglin pretending to wipe his face with great interest, when he heard the last sentence.Then he raised his eyebrows, sat up slowly, looked at Xu Chenglin with probing eyes, snorted coldly, but said very politely: "Brother Xu has said this once, so there is no need to mention it again. You are dedicated to The Xu family has spent most of their lives thinking about it, and they are worthy of the ancestors of the Xu family. Now that Xu Chengshan has won the first prize again, it can be regarded as fulfilling the wish of your ancestors of the Xu family."

Xu Chenglin's eyes shrank, and when he thought about it, he bent over and laughed and said, "The third younger brother is straightforward and doesn't know how to turn around, so he is not very suitable for an official. But the second younger brother..."

The king of Xining glared at Xu Chenglin, patted the armrest of the chair and interrupted Xu Chenglin with a sneer: "Second brother? Xu Chenghe is long gone. Where did your second brother come from?"

Xu Chenglin was so choked that he couldn't speak, and felt helpless, so he curled his lips and said with a chuckle: "Well, isn't the military adviser under the second master's surname also Xu? Then Xu Lufeng, the general of Xuncheng, is also surnamed Xu. One family. I would like to thank the prince for his care. The prince's kindness to the Xu family is as great as a mountain, and I am grateful and disrespectful." When talking about the end, Xu Chenglin bowed to the end with a long bow, and his tone was calmer. The young and old of the Xu family went back to the north, which can be regarded as accumulating some blessings for the descendants of the Xu family."

King Xining suppressed his smile, stared at Xu Chenglin for a while, then slowly stood up, and walked around Xu Chenglin for half a circle.Suddenly, he slapped Xu Chenglin on the back heavily with one hand, and laughed: "You old cunning! I am getting old too, and in the future it will be the business of future generations in the north. There are a few boys in the Xu family in the north, all of whom are good-looking , you should train them well, the Xu family will also rely on them in the future."

Xu Chenglin chuckled twice, and said, "Exactly."

After seeing off Xu Chenglin, the excitement in Xining Wang's eyes gradually subsided, he stroked his beard and pondered for a while, and then he left the courtyard of the study and walked slowly towards Lu Junzhao's small courtyard.

In mid-February, Xu Chenglin handed over the notice to the imperial court. His words were sad, and every single word was full of self-blame and regret. He deeply felt that he was ashamed of his ancestors and ancestors.

Emperor Cheng Ming pressed down the zhezi.Xu Chenglin followed up with several excerpts, one more sad than the other.

In Chengqian Hall, Emperor Chengming glanced at the booklets piled up on the table with a cold face, and flipped them with his fingers with a sneer. "Retiring from the old age? I just hired Xu Chengshan and Xu Lufeng, and Xu Chenglin is going to resign from the old age and return to the hometown?" There was a faint coldness in the voice, as he said with a flick of his sleeve, the papers on the table scattered all over the floor. .

"Want to go back to the north? He Lu's house, what does Lu Hanguang have..." Cheng Mingdi's eyes were full of hatred, his chest heaved and he was obviously very angry, but halfway through the words, he coughed out hastily, coughing until his whole body Convulsions out of breath.

Su Wen hurriedly stepped forward cautiously to relieve Cheng Mingdi's breath, and served hot tea again.

Emperor Cheng Ming let his breath go slowly, but his face was extremely ugly, and he stretched out his hand impatiently to brush Su Wen away.

Su Wen stood behind Emperor Cheng Ming with cold hands and feet, glanced at the furious Emperor Cheng Ming, knelt on the ground fearfully and picked up the fold.

The next day, Emperor Chengming approved Xu Chenglin's memorial.

Xu Chenglin was so grateful that he lay down on the ground on the spot and began to cry in a very inconspicuous manner. While crying, he kowtowed to Emperor Cheng Ming to thank him.

All the ministers in the court were stunned to see Xu Chenglin crying sloppily, and then the older ones also sighed. Thirty years ago, Xu Chenglin was a high-spirited, successful young man who could line up Chang'an Street with those who rushed to curry favor, but now he is in such a state of poverty.

Xu Chenglin walked very simply. The Xu family only had three or five servants in the capital except for a dilapidated courtyard. They took two carriages and took them away with their belongings.

When he was leaving, several elders came to see him off, the most conspicuous of which was Wang Chengren.

Wang Chengren looked at Xu Chenglin who was too old and out of shape with complicated eyes, and after a long silence, he stepped forward and sighed: "Brother Xu, walk slowly all the way. If there is anything, you might as well ask someone to send a letter. Although the younger brother is not talented, I would also like to do my best.”

Xu Chenglin tilted his head, his eyeballs protruded, and he looked at Wang Chengren in disbelief.

Wang Chengren coughed awkwardly, "Brother Xu, have a good trip."

If it wasn't for Mrs. Wang's confession, Wang Chengren didn't plan to run away this trip today.The Xu family was in decline. Although Xu Chengshan won the first prize, but Xu Chengshan has a straight temper. If he wants to become famous, it may take another 20 years.However, the Xu family is a big family in the north, and Xu Lufeng, the guard of Xuncheng, is a descendant of a branch of the Xu family.It seems that the Holy Majesty intends to use the Xu family.But Xu Chenglin resigned from his old age and returned to his hometown right now, which was harmful to the Xu family, and Wang Chengren couldn't figure it out anyway.

It's just that Mrs. Wang confessed with a serious face, and Wang Chengren had no choice but to follow the old father's wishes.

After bidding farewell to Xu Chenglin, Wang Chengren returned to the mansion full of doubts, and went directly to Old Madam Wang's study.

"Xu Chenglin is gone?" Mrs. Wang, who was writing, watched her son enter the room, finished writing the last stroke slowly, put down the brush, wiped his hands, and then asked.

"Let's go." Wang Chengren thought of the two shabby and dilapidated carriages of the Xu family, couldn't help sighing, and said with emotion, "The Xu family and Xu Chenglin are only five people, such a big yard, and the family's belongings are not full of a cart... ...but only 30 or [-] years ago, the Xu family has fallen to this point."

"The Xu family's belongings are going to be transported away, can they be seen by outsiders?" Mrs. Wang sneered, stretched out her hand and waved away the middle-aged steward who was serving in the house, poured a cup of tea by herself, lay on the rocking chair and slowly swayed. There was some self-mockery in the coldness. "Xu Chenglin pretended all his life, but this time he walked away completely. He is the eldest son of the Xu family, the head of the family who has been cultivated with all the strength of the Xu family. Do you think he has done nothing all these years? It's all because of luck. The Holy Majesty was not tolerant of people in the early years, so was the Lu family, and so was the Xu family. Now that the Xu family is used, no one can use it! But look, among the princes of the Holy Majesty, which one is worthy of the important task? A few days ago, the princes were still Indulging the people under his command to bite each other, spread to the court, and even the matter of the Feng family's grain that the Holy One tried so hard to suppress was revealed! Hmph, Xu Chenglin understands it, and he is willing to do it! If the future family head of my royal family can have Xu Chenglin With this courage, I will die in peace!"

Wang Chengren poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Wang in an embarrassing manner, but he felt a little disapproving.The north is the territory of the Lu family, and there are fewer supplies, no more than the south.Xu Chenglin returned to the north, what else could the Xu family do?If it really became a reality, the ancestors of the Xu family would not have gone south back then!

Mrs. Wang took the disapproval in Wang Chengren's eyes into her eyes, and closed her eyes weakly.The Wang family has been passed down for hundreds of years, but now it lacks a man with courage and long-term vision at the helm.Goro is too young and has too little experience. If he closes his eyes, Goro will not be able to control the Wang family in ten or eight years.He has to choose an arm for his grandson, that girl of the Lin family...it's a pity.

Mrs. Wang felt helpless and sulking for a while, and made that old fox Lu Hanguang cheap!Xu Chenglin's resignation this time must have something to do with the Lu family... The Lu family is the emperor in the north!The Holy Majesty was too jealous of the Lu family back then, and Lu Hanguang didn't say anything, but his temper was vindictive. If it weren't for the Lu family's small population, it might have turned against him a few years ago.

Now, I'm afraid the Lu family has plans too! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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